Jane's Bio

Jane was
born in Milwaukee, WI, December 1, 1942. She was raised and grew up in the Milwaukee area,
moving to Toronto, Canada, as a teenager where she began studying as an artist.

She moved to Silverton 30 years ago, founding J. Stone Cards in 1982. She loved
to work with watercolors and created hundreds of greeting cards, which were carried
by Neiman Marcus to the Oregon Garden and Silverton Art & Frame. She had incredible talent
and her cards were pictured on the cover of Vogue magazine’s Christmas edition, as well as,
Lifestyles most recently.

Jane began writing stories and verses at the age of 7, and came to draw and write based
solely on her intuition, her stubborn persistence and a belief that if she could
speak from her heart, all else would follow. Her greeting card company was the
largest producer of individually painted watercolor cards in the US, which
represented some of the finest hand painted cards in the marketplace. Above all,
she thought of her cards as tiny paintings.

Jane loved to travel to remote places and the ocean. As an adventurer her
favorite places included Belize and Tonga, she was fiercely independent, a free
spirit and an eccentric artist.

Jane's Own Words...

I like to think of our cards as tiny paintings...

One of the most important parts of the growth of the company was that it
provided 4-5 full time artists a chance to earn a living with a paintbrush in
their hand. This was and still is so important to me! The other extraordinary
privilege this business allows me, is the opportunity to combine my writing and
art skills in a very sacred way ~ I get to share my deepest soul thoughts with
you, and in the process something I "say" to you, might comfort you, or excite
you or make a tiny difference in your life, which brings me right back to my
thinking that if we live from our heart, we will all live in joy, adventure and
love!
I would like to thank each one of you personally for your interest in our work
and I wish each of you a life full of happiness and love!